SB488-SSA1, s. 11 16Section 11. 70.395 (2) (dc) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB488-SSA1,7,1917 70.395 (2) (dc) 2. A person making a payment under subd. 1. shall pay an
18additional $50,000 $75,000 upon notification by the board that the board has
19distributed 50% of the payment under subd. 1.
SB488-SSA1, s. 12 20Section 12. 70.395 (2) (dc) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB488-SSA1,7,2421 70.395 (2) (dc) 3. A person making a payment under subd. 2. shall pay an
22additional $50,000 $75,000 upon notification by the board that the board has
23distributed all of the payment under subd. 1. and 50% of the payment under subd.
242.
SB488-SSA1, s. 13 25Section 13. 70.395 (2) (dg) of the statutes is amended to read:
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170.395 (2) (dg) Each person constructing a metalliferous mining site shall pay
2to the department of revenue for deposit in the investment and local impact fund, as
3a construction fee, an amount sufficient to make the construction period payments
4under par. (d) 5. in respect to that site. Any person paying a construction fee under
5this paragraph may credit against taxes due under s. 70.375 an amount equal to the
6payments that the taxpayer has made under this paragraph, provided that the credit
7does not reduce the taxpayer's liability under s. 70.375 below the amount needed to
8make the first-dollar payments under par. (d) 1., 2. and 2m. for that year in respect
9to the taxpayer's mine. The taxpayer may use the credit to reduce the taxpayer's
10liability under s. 70.375 below the minimum amount required under s. 70.375 (2b).

11Any amount not creditable because of that limitation in any year may be carried
12forward.
SB488-SSA1, s. 14 13Section 14. 70.395 (2) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB488-SSA1,8,1814 70.395 (2) (gm) There is created a mining transportation fund under the
15jurisdiction and management of the investment and local impact board, as created
16under s. 15.435. The board may disburse moneys from the mining transportation
17fund, as it determines is necessary, for highway, rail, or shipping infrastructure
18related to mining ferrous metallic minerals in this state.
SB488-SSA1, s. 15 19Section 15. 227.43 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
SB488-SSA1,8,2420 227.43 (1) (bd) Assign a hearing examiner to preside over the informational
21meeting under s. 293.43 (3) (b) and over the hearing under s. 293.43 (1m) for an
22application for a permit to mine for ferrous minerals and assign the same hearing
23examiner to any request under s. 293.495 (3) (c) 1. for the same mining permit
24application.
SB488-SSA1, s. 16 25Section 16. 238.14 of the statutes is created to read:
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1238.14 Regional Wisconsin diversification program. The corporation
2may use moneys received under s. 20.192 (1) (q) only as follows:
SB488-SSA1,9,9 3(1) The corporation may make a grant or loan of those moneys to a business that
4is located within 100 miles from the site of a mine for ferrous metallic minerals in
5this state, and the corporation shall give preference for that grant or loan to a
6business that is located in close proximity to the site of the mine. In making a grant
7or loan under this subsection, the corporation shall coordinate with an appropriate
8unit of local government, as defined in s. 238.133 (1) (b), to make that grant or loan
9on a competitive basis for the purpose of business diversification.
SB488-SSA1,9,12 10(2) The corporation may disburse those moneys for the purpose of catastrophe
11abatement or response related to a mine for ferrous metallic minerals, as determined
12by the corporation.
SB488-SSA1, s. 17 13Section 17. 281.34 (5) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB488-SSA1,9,1914 281.34 (5) (am) Iron mining. If the department determines that a high capacity
15well proposed in connection with iron mining may impair a privately owned well, the
16department may not approve the proposed high capacity well unless it is able to
17include and includes in the approval conditions, which may include conditions as to
18location, depth, pumping capacity, rate of flow, and ultimate use, that will ensure
19that the privately owned well will not be impaired.
SB488-SSA1, s. 18 20Section 18. 289.645 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB488-SSA1,9,2321 289.645 (3) Amount of recycling fee. The fee imposed under this section is
22$7 per ton for all solid waste other than high-volume industrial waste and mining
23waste from mining for ferrous minerals, as defined in s. 293.01 (4e)
.
SB488-SSA1, s. 19 24Section 19. 293.01 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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1293.01 (2m) "Ceded territory" means the territory in Wisconsin ceded by the
2Chippewa Indians to the United States in the treaty of 1837, 7 Stat. 536, and the
3treaty of 1842, 7 Stat. 591.
SB488-SSA1, s. 20 4Section 20. 293.01 (4e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB488-SSA1,10,75 293.01 (4e) "Ferrous mineral" means an ore or earthen material in natural
6deposits in or on the earth that primarily exists in the form of an iron oxide, including
7taconite, magnetite, and hematite.
SB488-SSA1, s. 21 8Section 21. 293.01 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB488-SSA1,10,129 293.01 (4m) "Ferrous mining" means the mining of ferrous minerals at a
10mining site where the department determines, based on information provided under
11s. 293.31 (7) (a) by a person proposing to mine for ferrous minerals, that it is not likely
12that any of the disturbed areas will contain significant amounts of sulfide minerals.
SB488-SSA1, s. 22 13Section 22. 293.01 (18) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB488-SSA1,11,214 293.01 (18) "Prospecting" means engaging in the examination of an area for the
15purpose of determining the quality and quantity of minerals, other than for
16exploration but including the obtaining of an ore sample, by such physical means as
17excavating, trenching, construction of shafts, ramps and tunnels and other means,
18other than for exploration, which the department, by rule, identifies, and the
19production of prospecting refuse and other associated activities. "Prospecting" shall
20not include such activities when the activities are, by themselves, intended for and
21capable of commercial exploitation of the underlying ore body. However, the fact that
22prospecting activities and construction may have use ultimately in mining, if
23approved, shall not mean that prospecting activities and construction constitute
24mining within the meaning of sub. (9), provided such activities and construction are
25reasonably related to prospecting requirements. When conducted in contemplation

1of ferrous mining, "prospecting" does not include any activities that result in the
2removal of 10,000 or more tons of material.
SB488-SSA1, s. 23 3Section 23. 293.13 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB488-SSA1,11,74 293.13 (1) (c) Require that, if an iron mining operation is located in whole or
5in part within the ceded territory, any wetland mitigation that is authorized or
6required by the department as a result of, or as part of, the mining operation occurs
7within the ceded territory.
SB488-SSA1, s. 24 8Section 24. 293.31 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB488-SSA1,11,139 293.31 (7) (a) If a person who intends to mine for ferrous minerals wishes to
10have the department determine that it is not likely that any of the areas that would
11be disturbed by proposed mining contain significant amounts of sulfide minerals, the
12person shall provide the department with information on which to make that
13determination.
SB488-SSA1,11,1714 (b) The department may only determine that it is not likely that any of the areas
15disturbed by proposed mining for ferrous minerals contain significant amounts of
16sulfide minerals if the person who intends to mine provides sufficient information
17under par. (a) to make that determination.
SB488-SSA1, s. 25 18Section 25. 293.32 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB488-SSA1,12,319 293.32 (2) The department shall annually compare the fees paid under this
20section and under chs. 30, 280 to 292 and 295 to 299 in connection with proposed
21prospecting or mining for which notice has been given under s. 293.31 (1) with the
22costs incurred by the department in connection with that proposed prospecting or
23mining, including the costs incurred under chs. 30, 280 to 292 and 295 to 299 but
24excluding costs related to the environmental impact statement. If the costs incurred
25exceed the fees paid, the person who notified the department shall pay a fee equal

1to the amount by which the costs exceed the fees previously paid, except that the total
2amount that a person who proposes to conduct ferrous mining may be required to pay
3under this subsection and sub. (1) may not exceed $2,000,000
.
SB488-SSA1, s. 26 4Section 26. 293.35 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB488-SSA1,12,75 293.35 (4) The department is not required to prepare a statement under s. 1.11
6or an environmental analysis for consideration of an application for a permit to
7prospect in contemplation of ferrous mining.
SB488-SSA1, s. 27 8Section 27. 293.35 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB488-SSA1,12,139 293.35 (5) If the department determines that a statement under s. 1.11 is
10required for consideration of an application for a prospecting permit to which sub.
11(4) does not apply
, the statement need not consider impacts unrelated to the proposed
12prospecting activity, other than the issue of unsuitability for surface mining, absent
13a certification under sub. (1).
SB488-SSA1, s. 28 14Section 28. 293.43 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB488-SSA1,13,415 293.43 (3) (b) (intro.) If it is determined that a statement under s. 1.11 is
16required, or if an environmental impact statement is required under s. 293.39, the
17department shall hold at least one informational meeting regarding the preliminary
18environmental report within 60 days of its issuance and, for an application for a
19mining permit for ferrous mining, no later than the deadline under s. 293.495 (1).
20The hearing examiner assigned under s. 227.43 (1) (bd) shall preside over the
21informational meeting regarding the preliminary environmental impact report for
22proposed ferrous mining
. The meeting shall be held not sooner than 30 days nor later
23than 60 days after the issuance of the report. The scheduling and providing of notice
24of the meeting shall be completed not later than 10 days following the issuance of the
25preliminary environmental report. A hearing referred to under sub. (1m) shall be

1scheduled for a date not less than 120 days nor more than 180 days after the issuance
2of the environmental impact statement. The scheduling and providing of notice of
3the hearing shall be completed within 30 days from the date of issuance of the
4environmental impact statement. The providing of notice shall be accomplished by:
SB488-SSA1, s. 29 5Section 29. 293.43 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB488-SSA1,13,156 293.43 (5) (bm) The hearing examiner shall hold a prehearing conference on
7an application for a mining permit for ferrous mining. At the prehearing conference
8under this paragraph, the parties shall outline the issues that they wish to raise in
9the contested case portion of the hearing and shall present summaries of the
10testimony that they wish to present. The hearing examiner shall identify the issues
11that will be considered in the contested case portion of the hearing for an application
12for a mining permit for ferrous mining, shall notify the parties of those issues, and
13shall exclude evidence that is not relevant to those issues. The hearing examiner
14shall also establish a schedule for the case that will enable the department to meet
15the deadline under s. 293.495 (2).
SB488-SSA1, s. 30 16Section 30. 293.43 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB488-SSA1,13,2117 293.43 (6) Exception for certain prospecting. The department is not required
18to conduct a hearing under this section on a permit for prospecting in contemplation
19of ferrous mining. Notwithstanding s. 227.42, no person is entitled to a contested
20case hearing on a decision by the department on a permit for prospecting in
21contemplation of ferrous mining.
SB488-SSA1, s. 31 22Section 31. 293.49 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB488-SSA1,14,223 293.49 (1) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2) and s. 293.50 and except
24with respect to property specified in s. 41.41 (11), within 90 days of the completion
25of the public hearing record or, for an application for a mining permit for ferrous

1mining, no later than the deadline under s. 293.495 (2)
, the department shall issue
2the mining permit if it finds:
SB488-SSA1, s. 32 3Section 32. 293.49 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB488-SSA1,14,74 293.49 (2) (intro.) Within 90 days of the completion of the public hearing record
5or, for an application for a mining permit for ferrous mining, no later than the
6deadline under s. 293.495 (2)
, the department shall deny the mining permit if it finds
7any of the following:
SB488-SSA1, s. 33 8Section 33. 293.495 of the statutes is created to read:
SB488-SSA1,14,14 9293.495 Deadlines for processing ferrous mining permit applications.
10(1) Deadline for informational meeting. The deadline for the department to hold
11the informational meeting under s. 293.43 (3) (b) on the preliminary environmental
12report for a mining permit for ferrous mining is the 270th day after the day on which
13the department determines that the application under s. 293.37 for the mining
14permit is complete, except as extended under sub. (3) or (4).
SB488-SSA1,14,19 15(2) Deadline for acting on mining permit application. The deadline for the
16department to act under s. 293.49 (1) (a) (intro.) and (2) (intro.) on the application for
17a mining permit for ferrous mining is the 270th day after the day on which the
18informational meeting under s. 293.43 (3) (b) is concluded, except as extended under
19sub. (3) or (4).
SB488-SSA1,14,23 20(3) Requests for extensions. (a) The department may propose not more than
213 extensions under this section for any one application for a mining permit. An
22applicant may propose any number of extensions under this section for any one
23application for a mining permit.
SB488-SSA1,14,2524 (am) If an applicant proposes an extension under par. (a) to a deadline under
25sub. (1) or (2), the deadline is extended as proposed by the applicant.
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1(b) If the department and an applicant agree to an extension to a deadline
2under sub. (1) or (2) proposed by the department under par. (a), including the length
3of the extension, the deadline is extended as provided in the agreement.
SB488-SSA1,15,74 (c) 1. If the department and an applicant do not agree to an extension proposed
5by the department under par. (a), the department may request the administrator of
6the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration to appoint
7a hearing examiner to resolve the disagreement.
SB488-SSA1,15,108 2. A hearing examiner appointed under subd. 1. shall determine whether there
9is good cause for an extension and, if so, shall grant an extension and specify the
10length of the extension.
SB488-SSA1,15,18 11(4) Extension for joint preparation of environmental impact statement. If
12the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers notifies the department that an extension of the
13deadline under sub. (1) or (2) or both deadlines is necessary to enable the department
14and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to jointly prepare their environmental impact
15statements for the proposed ferrous mining, the department shall extend the
16deadline or deadlines by the amount that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
17determines is necessary. The department shall notify the applicant of any extension
18under this subsection.
SB488-SSA1, s. 34 19Section 34. 293.50 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB488-SSA1,15,2120 293.50 (4) Subsection (2) does not apply to an application for a mining permit
21for ferrous mining.
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